"There are many possible explanations for this trope. It may be part of a larger trend where any form of innocence or optimism is interpreted as foolish. Perhaps it's inconcievable to a sex-orientated media that anyone with half a brain would choose not to have sex. Or maybe a lack of carnal knowledge was taken to mean a lack of knowledge of carnal matters and then extended to any general knowledge as well."
To be honest, I actually agree with most of that. Hell, if Virginity Makes You Stupid, then I must be a Ralf Wiggum.
So sex makes you smarter? *Facepalm* Virginity doesn't always mean stupidity, although there are things that virgins inherintly don't know (like what having sex feels like). But you can still be street smart even though you're chaste! Simmilarly, you can be an idiot and well...not chaste.
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Nobody's saying this is true. This is just how the trope is used in media.
Archived TRS topics where this was renamed:
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https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1306169853087043400&page=1
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